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Suggest Treatment For Swelling And Black Discoloration Around The Eyes In Children
My 4 year old daughter bang heads with another little girl a couple of days ago while on holiday. She had a pretty bad lump but it s gone down and both her eyes and nose are now swollen and black. We are due to fly home tomorrow I a little worried and was wondering if she will be OK.
Wed, 17 Jan 2018
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these symptoms of Swelling Black eye is because of ecchymosis caused by bleeding into the layers of the skin of the eyelids as a result of injury or trauma
you need to consult your doctor for examination to rule out eye injury.
Meanwhile, I advise to take anti-inflammatory meds like ibuprofen or paracetamol and give her erythromicin local antibiotic cream
head injury(only minor in this case),and eye pain on bending forward is suggestive of some retro-orbital collection(hematoma).
This may need antibiotic treatment to prevent complications like orbital cellulitis.
also try for application of ice packs for 10-15 minutes almost every hour. It will take a few days for it to resolve.
if any increase in swelling, pain or any discharge, I would suggest you to consult with a doctor in your area for a proper examination and management as it may be due to an infection.
wish you healthy life
these symptoms of Swelling Black eye is because of ecchymosis caused by bleeding into the layers of the skin of the eyelids as a result of injury or trauma
you need to consult your doctor for examination to rule out eye injury.
Meanwhile, I advise to take anti-inflammatory meds like ibuprofen or paracetamol and give her erythromicin local antibiotic cream
head injury(only minor in this case),and eye pain on bending forward is suggestive of some retro-orbital collection(hematoma).
This may need antibiotic treatment to prevent complications like orbital cellulitis.
also try for application of ice packs for 10-15 minutes almost every hour. It will take a few days for it to resolve.
if any increase in swelling, pain or any discharge, I would suggest you to consult with a doctor in your area for a proper examination and management as it may be due to an infection.
wish you healthy life
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